Scott Joplin was the King of Ragtime, an African American composer and pianist who lived in the Post-Reconstruction South and died in New York City just a couple short months before America entered ...
A pulsating piano solo by a black composer published 125 years ago this fall became an unexpected bestseller, drew droves of young people to the piano, and became an enduring classic of American music ...
Polyphonic on MSN
How Scott Joplin became America’s first pop star
Discover the incredible story of Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime. From his groundbreaking "Maple Leaf Rag" to the posthumous recognition of his opera "Treemonisha," explore how Joplin shaped ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback